Bullet-mold.



No. 705,l46. Patented my 22. I902.

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' BULLET MOLD.

(Application filed May 26, 1902.)

(N0 Model.)

WlT/VESSES: [NVEZVT'OR b y M UNITED STATES HERMAN RICHTER, OF CULLMAN,ALABAMA.

BULLET-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,146, dated July 22,1902.

Application filed May 26, 1902.

T0 aZZ whom, it natty concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN RICHTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cullman, in the county of Oullman and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bullet-Molds; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawlugs, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in adjustablebullet molds,

whereby different kinds of bullets may be made either with grooves orpatched and provided with different-shaped points adapted to fit boresof rifles of different makes and calibers; and it consists of theprovision, in connection with the ordinary pivotal jaws, of dovetailedgrooves on the adjacent faces of the jaws, in which matrix-blocks ofvarious makes may be inserted in said grooves and adjusted by means ofscrews, whereby bullets of different lengths and sizes may be made; andit consists in. various details of construction and combinations ofparts,which will be hereinafter more fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings similar letters of referenceindicate like parts in the views, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveviewof my improved interchangeable bullet-mold'with the jaws open. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the face of one of the jaws, and Fig. 3 is acrosssectional view through the jaws.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andA designate two jaws which are pivoted together at a, and the inner faceof each jaw has a dovetailed groove 13, in which the matrix or matricesO are held, which are of a shape corresponding to the shape of thegroove. An adjustingscrew D is mounted in the end of each jaw and isadapted to bear against the inner end of a matrix for the purpose offorcing the Serial No. 109,035. (No model.)

jaw longitudinally to adjust the matrix to the size of a bullet to becast. In the drawings I have shown a plurality of matrices, wherebybullets of different lengths may be made. For instance, if it is desiredto make a bullet of along length two or more matrices may be used,whereas if it is desired to make a bullet of a short length one or moresections of the matrix may be removed, or, if desired, the matrix may bemade of one piece. Adjusting-screws E are mounted in the ends of thesaidjaws and adapted to bear against the side or edge of a matrix to holdthe same securely in place, and guide pins F are mounted on the side ofone jaw and adapted to engage apertures in the face of the opp0s ing jawwhen they come together. Pivoted to one of the jaws is a plate H, havingan aperture H in the center, which when said plate is swung intoposition so that the pin K on one of the jaws will engage a notch K thejaws will be held together in locked relation and the central aperture Htherein will register with the bore formed by the two sections of thematrix.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a bullet-mold made in accordancewith my invention may be easily adjusted to make bullets of variousshapes and sizes by merely mounting matrices of difierent kinds in thegrooves or apertures in the jaws.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bullet-mold, comprising two jaws pivoted together having square-shapedheads having dovetailed grooves on theirinner faces, guidepins carriedby one jaw and adapted to interpose in the face of the adjacent jaw, aplurality of matrix-blocks mounted in each groove, an adjusting-screwmounted in the face of each jaw and adapted to bear against one of saidmatrix-blocks, and said adjust" ing-screws, one carried by each jaw, anda pivotal locking plate apertured to register with the bore of the mold,as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HERMAN RICHTER.

Witnesses:

R0121. L. HIPP, Farm J. BUGHMANN.

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